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European meteorological satellite Metop delivered to cosmodrome Baikonur

Moscow. April 18. Kazakhstan Today - European meteorological satellite Metop has been delivered to Baikonur cosmodrome, the agency reports with the reference to the Federal space agency RosKosmos.

The experts unloaded the device and transported it to the assembly-experimental complex located on №112 platform.

As it was informed earlier, meteorological satellite Metop launch, belonging to the international organization EUMETSAT is set for June 30, 2006 The satellite will be launched to space by booster rocket Souyz-2 with boost block Frigate.

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